Today in Car News: Whitacre, Ferrari Minivans, and Saab

Will Ed Whitacre's retirement from General Motors hurt or help its plans to go public this year? Does Wall Streeet care if the company's on its fourth CEO in 18 months? These and many questions...won't be answered today. [CNNMoney]

Fewer car dealerships are closing this year, a sign of light at the end of the tunnel--or a break in the action. [Detroit Free Press]

Racing guru Jack Roush is out of the hospital and on his way to, of course, a speedy recovery. [AutoWeek]

Ludicrous rumor of the week: Chrysler's stuffing a Ferrari V-8 into a minivan. We've been down this road before, folks, just not as quickly. [Autoblog]